TRUMP PROTEST – LONDON JULY 2018

I had been in two minds about joining the protest march in central London yesterday: racism/corruption/wall/incarcerated children/Roe v Wade/LGBTQ rights etc etc vs another country’s president/trade/special relationship etc etc but Trump’s shocking bad manners, and divisive and ill-informed actions and words during his UK visit decided me firmly in favour of participation.

It’s true that we don’t all get on the streets when our government hosts other corrupt world leaders but Trump truly is in a special league all of his own.

(And watching my dog, Lettice, go berserk thanks to his sodding helicopter convention above Regent’s Park for the past two days hasn’t warmed me up much either. I am loving my friend Debora’s description of it as a helipram – for a president to scared to travel by road because of the protestors everywhere.)

I joined my Americans in London posse – Ayla, Chloe and Anne for a little light protesting on Regent Street.

The Daily Mail may have called us a mob of some 10 000 pro Corbynists but don’t believe their propaganda. The march was well in excess of 100 000, with some reports putting it as high as 250 000. And I’m pretty sure George Osborne is no Corbynista…

9 comments

Liz

Sue

Go you!
I am so proud of anyone who was able to get to the marches (so sad I couldn’t) in order to make a not insignificant point that 45 is such a disappointing example of what a leader should be like. It’s unprecedented that the UK protests so forcibly against a world leader visiting the nation – and I think that says a lot about how poorly 45 is perceived and how rotten his policiesa are which have impact around the world.

Kelly

I am a Trump supporter. He has done more for our country in the past 21 months than the last administration did in 8 years. Under Trump our economy is at the higher it has ever been, unemployment is at the lowest it has ever been, he has opened positive talks with North Korea, Stock Market continues to reach record highs and I could go on. He is a great President. I can not imagine protesting a visiting British Prime Minister. It is called respect on both sides of the pond.

Sasha Wilkins

How funny! I think you’ll find the legacy of the previous administration has a lot to be thanked for on those points. And as Trump insults literally everybody who comes into his orbit, I’m at a loss to understand why we should respect the man. Respect the office yes, the man absolutely not. Oh and I don’t think you’ll find the talks with North Korea have been exactly successful. Happy Kool Aid drinking!